Conan, I'm an actor

"So, what are you planning to do to take that gem of destiny?"

“I don’t want it anymore,” Kidd said with a laugh. “The real Sapphire Star feels icy cold in your mouth, that one’s fake. I think that Sapphire Star was just a gimmick to attract audiences to see Josephine, so they used a fake to pass off as the real thing. So, do you still want to arrest me, Detective?”

“You’re really wrong about that, because the real thing is in Hakodate,” Conan said with a smile. “Your notice has already been deciphered by Mr. Shinjo, so the real thing was taken to Hakodate ahead of time, while the fake was taken on the plane, waiting for you to steal it.”

"What!" Kidd finally realized why something felt off yesterday. "What were you doing yesterday...?"

“I’ll play along with your act.” Conan glanced at Kid. “Don’t be nervous. Mr. Shinjo shouldn’t be coming to arrest you today. Even if he is, he’ll have to wait until this giant iron bird returns to its nest safely.”

A brief silence fell over the captain's cabin.

At this time, the captain in charge of the landing at Hakodate Airport also arrived. They began to take over the command of the plane's landing. Under the command of the captain in Hakodate, the plane began to gradually descend and open its flaps and landing gear.

However, just as the plane descended below the clouds, lightning struck it, and in an instant, the plane's instrument panel went completely dark.

Just as the two of them were feeling at a loss, a hand suddenly reached onto the dashboard and turned a button. As the white button was turned, the dashboard lights up again.

“Sir, this is the captain’s lounge, please…” Miss Misawa stopped mid-sentence.

"I suppose I could be considered a captain, even though I've been retired for a while. This is my FAA airline pilot's license." Shinjo handed a document to the flight attendant.

"Then why..."

“You didn’t even ask me,” Shinjo said directly into the radio. “The lightning strike just now damaged the avionics system, and the autopilot has failed. Initiating the go-around now, pull back the stick.”

Ms. Misawa checked her license and finally breathed a sigh of relief. With a professional captain on board, their plane was saved. She had just been preparing to write her will.

Chapter 239 Second Forced Landing, Blind Landing at Sea

"Okay." The captain, who was giving instructions over the radio, observed the aircraft's attitude and then asked with some surprise, "You are...?"

At that moment, the 747 in the binoculars had begun to retract its landing gear. Once the aircraft's attitude stabilized, Shinjo pulled Conan up and sat him in Conan's seat. However, not long after he sat down, strong winds began to affect the aircraft's attitude.

Shinjo pulled up the control stick, and alarms began to sound in the captain's cockpit, with the ground obstacle alarms blaring continuously.

"What do we do now?" Xinzhuang looked at Xincheng next door, sweat already beading on his forehead.

"Just shut up," Shinjo said with a dark face.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the plane should be able to make a safe emergency landing. All I need to do is follow the procedures step by step. Moreover, thanks to my early intervention, the second engine was saved, and there was no fuel leak...

"What's going on? What kind of alarm is this?" Kidd asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It must have scraped against something when it pulled up; the hydraulic system is damaged," Shinjo asked directly into the radio. "Did the plane hit something when it pulled up?"

"When we pulled up just now, the tail of the plane grazed the airport facilities," the captain asked nervously over the radio. "Is there some kind of malfunction?"

"The hydraulic system has malfunctioned." Shinjo's face was horribly dark. "I think the hydraulic system at the tail was damaged when we pulled up just now. The hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic A system is starting to drop, and the EDP1 and EMDA hydraulic systems seem to have failed. Prepare to manually lower the landing gear."

"clear."

"Will it have any impact?" Phantom Thief Kid asked nervously, standing to the side.

"It's a minor issue. The landing gear can still be deployed manually, it just can't be retracted." Shinjo coughed. "Once everything is ready, we'll begin landing. Now..."

"Hey, what's going on with the number on the left dropping? I saw it was 3000 before, and now it's 2700," Kidd asked curiously, pointing to the numbers on the instrument panel.

"It seems there's a problem with the hydraulic B system," Conan said uncertainly. "Mr. Shinjo, is that right?"

“Yes.” Xincheng said with a smile, “If this landing is successful, that’s fine. If this landing is unsuccessful, there is only one way to go, which is very risky. Everyone on the plane could die.”

"what."

"This is flight SK865. The hydraulic B system has also malfunctioned. We are now preparing for an Afghan-style landing to reduce airtime," Shinjo reported directly.

"The ground has been cleared and all runways are ready for use."

"What did you say? The hydraulic B system is also malfunctioning?"

"Yes, it's broken, but not completely broken. The pressure is decreasing."

Xincheng is already preparing to make an emergency landing; he intends to land at the airport regardless of whether the airport agrees or not.

"Conan, give me your satellite phone. Also, go to the back and ask the flight attendant to prepare paper and pen."

"Prepare paper and pen?"

"Tell them that the hydraulic system has failed and they should prepare to write their wills."

"A suicide note!" Conan and Kid's expressions changed instantly.

"Hurry up, it'll be too late, you won't even have a chance to write your will." Shinjo looked at the terrible weather and felt a toothache.

The previous landing failed due to crosswinds. Hopefully, there won't be any crosswinds during this emergency landing. A dive landing combined with crosswinds...

Inside the airport control tower

Air traffic controller Uesugi looked at Captain Shimaoka and asked, "Is there a problem? You haven't said a word since just now."

“What can I say? The captain on the plane is an experienced one,” Shimaoka said. “The Afghan-style landing he’s talking about is similar to a high approach, but without the 1000-foot stable approach. It’s a method used by Soviet airliners to land at airports in Afghanistan in the 80s. Simply put, the plane is at a higher altitude than normal facing the runway and uses a larger descent rate to complete the final approach segment before landing.”

"Are you... sure about this?"

“No,” Shimaoka said directly. “That guy dared to use this method, which shows that he is very confident in his skills. Now my only concern is whether the landing gear can withstand it, and the wind force at the airport. If there is a bounce upon landing… a dive landing combined with a bounce upon landing, the landing gear will not be able to retract.”

waiting hall

"Weren't they saying all landings were to be cancelled? How come there are still planes landing!" A passenger spotted a Boeing 747 approaching the runway.

"Is that pilot crazy?"

"Are you kidding me? With that rate of descent, is he trying to crash the plane?"

Just as the plane was about to land, it began to level off. Just before landing, the plane suddenly started to shake violently, and the crosswind that I was most worried about came.

The front and rear landing gear slammed heavily onto the runway, the plane bounced up, then slammed onto the runway a second time, and bounced up again...

Inside the control tower

"It's over." Uesugi's face turned pale. He had to go around the runway after two bounces, and given the length of the Hakodate runway, he would definitely run off the runway if he didn't. Once he ran off the runway, it would be a major accident with serious casualties.

Even if the captain is able to return to flight, given the current condition of SK865, it will at most prolong the lives of the passengers on board. Hydraulic system A has completely failed, and hydraulic system B is also failing; essentially, both hydraulic systems are down, leaving very little controllable on the aircraft.

"What's going on?!" Kidd finally panicked.

"If you encounter a crosswind, you must take off again after bouncing twice upon landing, otherwise you will run off the runway and cause a serious safety accident," Xincheng said calmly.

"Then can we land again?" Miss Misawa asked.

“I’m sorry, we can’t. The flaps are already retracted, and there’s no hydraulic pressure left. To deploy the flaps again, we’d have to use the standby hydraulic pump, which has very low power. With the plane’s current fuel, it can only release the flaps once. Also, the landing gear experienced a strong impact during the emergency landing, and I’m not sure if it can withstand a second impact.” Shinjo said to Kid beside him. “Check the list of emergency landings at sea and prepare for an emergency landing. Also, Ms. Misawa, please have all passengers put on their life jackets, but do not inflate them. Remember, I emphasize, do not inflate them. Inflate them after the plane has landed on the sea.”

"Yes!" At this moment, Misawa had no choice but to trust Shinjo.

"By the way, Conan, Kid, you two can go sit in the back after you're done with your checkup," Shinjo said with a smile. "Staying here won't give you much of a chance of survival."

Inside the tower in Hakodate

"What's wrong?" Uesugi asked, looking at Shimaoka's pale face.

"That guy was planning a nighttime water landing. There are no lights at sea; what's the difference between that and a blind landing?" Shimaoka said helplessly. "Let's contact the rescue team. All we can do is pray for the people on board."

Chapter 240 The Invisible Legendary Captain

Once everyone had left, Shinjo took out his headset, connected to the satellite phone, and began requesting Karen's support.

A water landing was the last resort. He instructed Karen to prepare two cruise ships in the planned landing area to ensure that all passengers and crew could be rescued in the shortest possible time.

"Speaking of which, how come you're so unlucky?" Karen said, somewhat speechless. "This isn't much different from the worst-case scenario I could have predicted. You didn't do this yourself, did you?"

"I'd only risk my life if I had nothing better to do. It's just that I'm incompatible with Daigo and can't sit on the same plane as him," Shinjo said with a dark face. "From now on, you'll have to closely monitor Daigo's ticketing information and report to me every time you find out what flight he's on."

“It’s clearly just that you two are incredibly unlucky.” Karen reported the course. “Next, I will guide you through the blind landing using radar and visual inspection.”

A dozen minutes later, he heard Karen's instructions and began the blind descent. He couldn't see anything on the dark sea until he was almost at the shore, when he saw two cruise ships ahead. They must have been the cruise ships arranged by Karen.

"Flaps, 5. Hopefully the landing gear can hold up." Shinjo sighed.

Water landings do not allow the landing gear to be lowered, as this would increase the risk of the aircraft breaking apart. However, since the hydraulic system has failed, retracting the landing gear is no longer feasible. All we can do now is trust in the quality of this 747.

"What's that? It looks like a ship!" Mitsuhiko exclaimed in surprise. "Is the airport by the sea?"

"It's not that the airport is by the sea, it's that the airport is in the sea." Conan wasn't sure either.

Even if they successfully make an emergency landing, they will be met with icy seawater, and being submerged in seawater will cause their bodies to rapidly lose heat...

Just then, the plane shook violently again, and began to make contact with the sea. Only a few seconds later, a second shaking occurred, and looking out the window, the sea was already visible.

Before everyone could recover from the panic, the announcement instructed everyone to inflate their life jackets and exit the hatch in an orderly manner.

As soon as Conan and his friends stepped out of the cabin, they were immediately chilled to the bone by the icy seawater. Fortunately, there was a boat nearby, and the other party had already spotted the plane making an emergency landing and had lowered a lifeboat in advance.

With ample lifeboats and guidance from flight attendants and crew, all 200-plus people on board were evacuated in just 10 minutes.

Xincheng was the last to emerge, and he was immediately taken away by a separate speedboat.

"Congratulations, you've created a miracle! You must be the first passenger plane to successfully make an emergency landing at sea during the night," Karen said with a smile. "How does it feel? Should I get you a few reporters so you can give your acceptance speech?"

"Forget it." Shinjo rolled his eyes. "Are you going to help me forge flight records?"

Pilot licenses can be forged, but flight records and flight durations cannot. Even if data is forged, if someone investigates with the major airlines, they will quickly discover that these records are fake.

A captain with no flight record or flight duration piloted a passenger plane to make an emergency landing on the sea, and it was an unguided landing at that. Xincheng could already foresee the huge disputes that would follow, so he might as well just disappear.

On the cruise ship

"By the way, where's Shinjo? I haven't seen him." Kogoro Mouri asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Look at your phone," Eri Kisaki said with a hint of helplessness.

Kogoro Mouri opened his phone and saw the text message from Shinjo, then remained silent. Since Shinjo had decided to conceal his identity, he would respect his wishes; after all, Shinjo had saved his entire family.

The other side of the ship's side

"Aren't you leaving yet? What are you waiting for?" Conan walked up behind Kid. "Once we get to the shore, leaving won't be so easy."

"Aren't you shocked to see this?" Kidd pointed to the Boeing 747 slowly sinking in the sea. "At night, I've heard of cargo plane crews making emergency landings or blind landings at sea, but passenger planes..."

"What are you surprised about?" Conan glanced at the passenger plane. "You'll get used to it."

He only had a superficial understanding of aviation, and most of his knowledge came from his father, so he didn't really grasp what Kidd was saying.

"Is that so?" Kidd said with a smile. "Great Detective, didn't you have any doubts at all?"

"Suspicion about what?" Conan tapped his foot on the deck. "You mean this?"